Israel strikes in Gaza after rocket attack

JERUSALEM: Israeli forces attacked Hamas positions in Gaza after rockets fired from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state, the military said early Saturday .

The exchange came hours after two Palestinian teenagers were killed by Israeli fire during clashes on the Gaza border.Late Friday,"five projectiles were launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel", the army said.In response, an"aircraft and tank struck a number of Hamas military targets in the northern Gaza Strip, including a post and military positions," the army said in a statement.

The Israeli army said thousands of Palestinians took part in"especially violent" demonstrations along the border fence, which included throwing"fire bombs and explosive devices" at soldiers.The protesters have called on Israel to end its crippling siege of the coastal enclave and demanded the right to return to lands their families fled during the war that accompanied the creation of Israel in 1948.

Israel says any such return would mean its end as a Jewish state and accuses Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas of using the protests as cover for attacks. At least 308 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza since the protests began, the majority during the demonstrations.Israel and Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas have fought three wars since 2008.

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